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The US Just Struck 90 Targets in Iran. The VIX Barely Moved — Here's Why That Gap Matters.
Wednesday brought Iran's largest oil-price shock in weeks. Thursday brought a US strike on roughly 90 Iranian targets and Iranian missiles fired at four countries. The VIX rose — but only to 16.90. Here's what options traders' actual positioning shows that the headline number doesn't.